Former Army sergeant enjoys constantly calling retired Colonel by his first name
SHARON SPRINGS, Kan. – Former Army Sgt. Charlie Pinker has only been out of the Army four months, but he is already enjoying transition to civilian life, especially now that he can repeatedly call a full-bird colonel by his first name.
“Nothing is better than calling him Joe, without even making eye contact," said Pinker, a shift supervisor at Wal-Mart. "He keeps telling me his name is Jack, so it makes it all the better."
Pinker is one of only two known veterans at the local Wal-Mart. The other is Jack Davis, a retired colonel who took a job as a greeter and back up shopping cart attendant.
“I served 38 years and never once used my first name,” Davis said. “This fucker not only keeps using a first name, but the wrong first name. I’ve told him repeatedly to just call me colonel.”
Wal-Mart management had hoped the two would from a bond, but their relationship so far has been a contentious one.
“I don’t know how they run things in the Army, but these two don’t seem to accomplish anything but…
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